Q: Is 909,972 a Composite Number?

Why is 909,972 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 909,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 23 28 36 42 46 63 69 84 92 126 138 157 161 207 252 276 314 322 414 471 483 628 644 828 942 966 1,099 1,413 1,449 1,884 1,932 2,198 2,826 2,898 3,297 3,611 4,396 5,652 5,796 6,594 7,222 9,891 10,833 13,188 14,444 19,782 21,666 25,277 32,499 39,564 43,332 50,554 64,998 75,831 101,108 129,996 151,662 227,493 303,324 454,986 and 909,972, with no remainder.

Since 909,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 909,972, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).